New York State Department of Transportation

"NYDOT" redirects here. For NYCDOT, the agency handling transportation in New York City, see New York City Department of Transportation.
New York State Department of Transportation

The headquarters of the NYSDOT in Colonie
Department overview
Formed1967 (1967)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionNew York State
Headquarters50 Wolf Road
Colonie, New York
42°42′49″N 73°48′57″W / 42.71361°N 73.81583°W / 42.71361; -73.81583
Employees8,300
Annual budget$10.1 billion[1]
Department executive
  • Marie Therese Dominguez, Commissioner
Key document
Websitedot.ny.gov

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is the department of the New York state government[2] responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S. state of New York.

  1. ^ "Overview". Spending by Agency. New York State Division of the Budget. January 13, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Transportation Law § 11. "There shall be in the state government a department of transportation. The head of the department shall be the commissioner of transportation, [...]"